And yet here we are, August 12th and finally UKGOV is acknowledging there is a serious problem

Reminds one of COVID, doesn't it?

Will we be clapping for (underpaid and understaffed) Firefighters now?

#ClimateCrisis #UKPol #UKpolitics #Wildfires #COBRA #Drought #Heatwave

BIG IDEAS!

We're going to be ok everyone, Andy's in charge /s

(shouldn't this have been done weeks ago to prevent the fires that we now have? No?)

#ClimateCrisis #UKPol #UKpolitics #Heatwave #COBRA #Drought #Wildfires

RE: mstdn.social/@kibcol1049/11708…

Finally, after much pressure.
Apparently banning disposable BBQs is being discussed, so some BIG IDEAS are being floated..../s

#ClimateCrisis #UKPol #UKpolitics #Heatwave #COBRA #Drought #Wildfires

"This is fine."

#Fire #WildFires #Climate #ClimateChange

Wow — Spokane did an evacuation drill back in April! That might help explain why, even though the recent fire was devastating in the number of homes and other buildings destroyed, it seems there was no loss of life and a hospital was able to do a successful evacuation.

"The city learned about evacuation bottlenecks, the types of warnings and directions that were most effective and other challenges. The exercise also encouraged residents to sign up for emergency alerts, familiarize themselves with evacuation routes and think through critical decisions before an actual wildfire threatened their homes."

theconversation.com/just-weeks…

h/t @CliffsEsport @ai6yr

#wildfires #Spokane

Just weeks before devastating wildfires hit, Spokane practiced a mass evacuation – the drill paid off

Evacuations in the face of a wildfire, hurricane or other disaster are stressful and can take more time than you might expect. Here’s why practice helps and what to think about.

^{The Conversation}

Our hearts are with everyone impacted by the devastating #Spokane #wildfires.

Fire experts break down how a snow drought, months of dry vegetation, low humidity and wind gusts up to 45 mph created the conditions for explosive wildfire growth ⬇️

theconversation.com/why-the-sp…

Near surface smoke forecast for the CONUS area, starting:

Aug 04 2026 - 15:00 PDT
Aug 04 2026 - 18:00 EDT

Model run: 20260804T22:00 UTC

Data from NOAA's HRRR CONUS (rapidrefresh.noaa.gov/hrrr/)

Note that this product comes with absolutely no guarantee of availability, accuracy or completeness.

Always consult with your trusted local weather provider before using the information presented here.
#Wildfires #AirQuality

But sure, Andy, let's drill for more oil. What's the worst that could happen?

bbc.co.uk/news/live/cvgzd34kq5…

#ClimateCollapse #ClimateEmergency #ClimateCatastrophe #ClimateChange #WildFires #AndyBurnham

Firefighters race to control wildfires near Madrid and Bordeaux as another heatwave hits

Firefighters west of Bordeaux are reporting a relatively good night, with the fire stabilised – but not under control.

^{BBC News}

"Climate activists are sometimes depicted as dangerous radicals, but the truly dangerous radicals are countries that are increasing production of fossil fuels."

António Guterres, Secretary-General of the UN

Source youtube.com/clip/UgkxsfwVq8gAU…

#ExtremeHeat #Wildfires #ClimateCrisis #EndFossilFuels

More than 220,000 evacuated in France and Spain due to wildfires

#ExtremeHeat #Wildfires #ClimateCrisis
bbc.com/news/articles/czjlenp0…

More than 220,000 evacuated in France and Spain due to wildfires

French firefighters battle a blaze heading towards Bordeaux while officials in Madrid say they face the "worst fire in the history of the region".

^{Jessica Rawnsley (BBC News)}

What is going on at the Times?

They have a main headline attacking net zero over a photo of the French wildfires arguably caused by climate change?

Are the editors stupid?

Do they think their readers are?

Are they trying to subvert their own message?

#politics #ukpolitics #times #thetimes #climate #climatechange #wildfires

Apocalypse picnic

Lacanau, France
People sit on the beach of Moutchic as smoke rises into the sky from a wildfire. Authorities in south-western France have ordered the total evacuation of the Cap Ferret peninsula on the Atlantic coast by land and sea as an ‘intense and highly unpredictable’ wildfire advances on one of the country’s best-known holiday spots.

Photograph: Maximilien Lamy/AFP/Getty Images

wired.com/story/france-records…

#photography
#wildfires
#France
#beach
#FireCloud

Holy shit - Madrid fire is massive, 10's of thousands evacuated

The space radio telescope complex near the city is on fire

#Madrid #Madridfire #Wildfires #Climate #ClimateChange

"European nations battle wildfires driven by ongoing heat wave"

edition.cnn.com/2026/07/24/wor…

"Northern Japan wildfires prompt mass evacuations as flames spread"

ca.news.yahoo.com/northern-jap…

"Forest Fires On The Rise In A Warming India: Make It Part Of Climate Policy"

deccanchronicle.com/opinion/co…

Build the New Energy, or burn.

#climate #Exxon #heat #wildfires #world

Meanwhile the area by where we are is also burning. 200-300 hectares of the Dublin-Wicklow uplands scorched. Apparently under control now.

(You can smell the smoke in the air in Bray; found ash on my clothes after my morning walk.)

independent.ie/county/wicklow/…

#ireland #wildfires

I decided not to report this yesterday (Sunday) because it seemed like an empty threat.

#Trump was hosting #Carney for the World Cup final when he went on one of his forest fire tirades.

Trump told reporters that he spoke to Carney about the need to stop #wildfires in #Canada. He said that they should “pay us some damages or something, or we should do some tariffs.”

Ludicrous right?

Except now…

#US imposes new 50% #tariffs on some Canadian products

#ClimateChange
reuters.com/business/us-impose…

Another Indigenous community in Ontario has been lost to the climate fires 🔥

The community of Whitewater Lake First Nation has been lost to the devastating wildfires in Northwestern ON 💔

#Wildfires #Ontario #ClimateChane #GlobalWarming #Indigenous
nan.ca/news/statement-from-chi…

Statement from Chief Pauline Drake - Nishnawbe Aski Nation

It is with profound sadness and an overwhelming sense of loss that Chief Pauline Drake announces the devastation of her beloved community, Whitewater Lake, as a result of the wildfires raging across Northwestern Ontario.

^{Nishnawbe Aski Nation}

'Just stop burning fossil fuels.' Scientists stress that our smoky skies have only one true fix.

cbc.ca/news/science/wildfire-c…

#canada #cdnpoli #climatecrisis #news #wildfires

The sad truth about the Canadian wildfires (gift link):
theatlantic.com/science/2026/0…

When the boreal forests of Canada catch on fire, no one can do anything about it in many cases.

Many people simply don’t grasp the sheer magnitude of the boreal forest or what it would take to manage fires across its enormous area, Jed Kaplan, a professor in the Department of Earth, Energy, and Environment at the University of Calgary, told me: “You can’t control these fires. You cannot put personnel, fire engines, over an area that is the size of the entire American South, or something like that. It’s just way too big of an area.”

And so the fires spread, pouring out smoke that washes over the residents of faraway cities.

#wildfires #Canada

Canada’s Forests Will Burn and Burn

Once a wildfire starts, it can spread to an area too massive to control.

^{Joshua Partlow (The Atlantic)}

I mean seriously.

This from a guy who rolled back #environmental #regulations, claims #ClimateChange is a hoax, actually spent #TaxpayersMoney to NOT build green #energy solutions, &—oh yeah—says we just need to “rake the leaves” off forest floors to avoid #wildfires -- BUT gutted the freaking EPA, NPS & anyone who might be slightly capable of detecting/preventing fires.

Moron.

#Trump says he’s holding #Canada responsible for #wildfire #smoke, threatens #tariffs.

#law
cnn.com/2026/07/17/politics/tr…